Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg sees the big picture. This 16 year old environmental activist understands that wishful capitalist fairytales will not heal our ailing planet. The collective cooperation, ingenuity, and sacrifice of our nations is essential to addressing this existential crisis.

You can purchase a signed print of this piece here (in my Etsy shop). 20% of proceeds from each sale will be donated to 350.org, a group which is working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all

Mother Earth

This drawing is based on an 8000 year old neolithic fertility figurine, which was unearthed two years ago in Çatalhöyük, Turkey, one of the oldest cities in the world.

You can view a big gallery of my map drawings here.

Building a Better World

This drawing for Rutgers Magazine is geared towards philanthropic-leaning alumni. It accompanies an article about the International Day of Giving, which lands on December 1st, 2015. Alumni are encouraged to give to many worthy causes - including worthy medical and scientific research projects being conducted by Rutgers University.  Below are a few of the sketches I submitted for this story.

Thanks to art director Michelle Cody for another rewarding assignment!

A View of the Earth

Here are illustrations for a an English textbook geared towards giving 5th graders more courage to write. They accompany an essay by astronaut, Michael Massimino, who recounts his amazing experience fixing the Hubble Telescope. While studying engineering at MIT, he went to see The Right Stuff, a film about the Gemini space program. This experience inspired him to become an astronaut.

He applied to NASA four times before receiving a phone call that he was accepted into the space program. Michael was trained for a mission to fly into space - and fix a faulty instrument on the Hubble Telescope.

Upon arriving at the telescope, their first task was to remove a panel on it's exterior. Unfortunately they discovered a faulty screw holding the panel in place, which jeopardized their mission. After a short panic attack, Michael and Mission Control calmly figured out a solution to safely remove the panel, and fix the faulty instrument.

Screws from the Hubble Telescope loom large in the fate of their mission

Having accomplished his mission, Michael was able enjoy the experience of simply floating in space, taking in the enormity of the universe surrounding him.

Double page spread panorama

Detail of astronaut Missimino taking in the expanse of space

Upon returning to Earth, Michael received a hero's welcome
from his friend and family in Houston.

A special thanks to art director, Carmela Stricklett,

at Amplify for this rewarding opportunity.

 
You can view my drawings accompanying an essay by the great Rosa Parks, here.

Orange

This drawing appears in a new textbook geared towards inspiring 4th graders to write. It accompanies an essay by noted author, Beverly Cleary, who recounts various lessons she learned in her childhood. This piece recalls a day when she was holding an orange, and her father explained how it was a similar in shape to Earth. If your traced around it with your finger around it, you'd find yourself back at the same place you started.

You can view my drawings accompanying an essay by the great Rosa Parks, here.

A special thanks to art director, Carmela Stricklett, 

at Amplify for this really fun opportunity.